Miami Nice: Ohio State–Clemson Confirmed for the Orange Bowl
Earlier reports proved to be correct as the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes will travel to Miami to face the 12th-ranked Clemson Tigers in the Orange Bowl on Friday Jan. 3rd.The game will be played nearly 35...
View ArticleMonday Skull Session
Well, Ohio State lost. The Browns sunk to a new level of depravity in their loss. Football is stupid and the sporting gods have forsaken us.Tip of the hat to Dino and Michigan State. They reduced Urban...
View ArticleIn The End, Buckeye Defense Was A Liability
INDIANAPOLIS – Rarely has a true freshman defensive lineman consistently impacted football games. But throughout his first year at Ohio State, Joey Bosa has done exactly that. He was up to his usual...
View ArticleBuckeyes in the NFL, Week 14: Hartline's Delicate Feet Dominate
We could rehash the same convenience store jokes about Brian Hartline from his standout performance last week. Being as close as he was to the sidelines and considering Ryan Tannehill's delivery, that...
View ArticleThe Ohio State Fan's Five Stages of Grief
What happened is hard to deal with. Ohio State, winners of 24 straight, was four quarters away from winning the B1G and punching a ticket to play in their first national championship since 2008.There...
View ArticleB1G Football Recruiting Rankings: 12/9
Will Raekwon McMillan commit to Ohio State?With the regular season over, the next week will be spent meeting with recruits face-to-face before the dead period kicks in. Big Ten schools welcomed in five...
View ArticleTuesday Skull Session
The Orange Bowl is not the bowl game anyone hoped for a few days ago. Instead of competing in the title game, Ohio State is in a big-time bowl against an opponent with whom the Buckeyes have history....
View ArticleWelcome to the Orange Bowl, where Punting is Optional and Defense Won't Matter
The last time Clemson played in the Orange Bowl it surrendered 70 points to West Virginia. It marked the most points in a Bowl Championship Series game and the Mountaineers’ 37-point margin of victory...
View ArticleSun & Bluesday: Lessons Learned
The regular season is over, and Michigan did not play in a game last weekend. Instead they sat on the sidelines as their two most hated rivals duked it out in a game that meant something, watching from...
View ArticleBig Ten Championship: Offensive Breakdown
An erratic opening offensive game plan and miscues helped stick Ohio State in a 17-0 hole. The Buckeye offense got on track once Braxton Miller began making plays – often out of nothing – but in the...
View ArticleElflein's Emergence on Offensive Line Brightens 2014 Outlook
On a scale of 1-10, the loss of four starting offensive linemen for next season verges on a 12 when head coach Urban Meyer is asked. For two seasons, Jack Mewhort, Andrew Norwell, Corey Linsley and...
View ArticleLinks: Big Games, X-Rays, and Outdoor Hockey
College hockey is winding down to the winter break. A few Big Ten teams have non-conference games scheduled this week, but college hockey is generally winding down to the winter break. In lieu of...
View ArticleOhio State Football Notebook: Meyer Heaps Praise on Clemson
Ohio State might be unfamiliar with Clemson – the Buckeyes and Tigers have played only once – but count head coach Urban Meyer among the group familiar with what football in the tiny South Carolina...
View ArticleFootball Recruiting: Crunch Time News and Notes
It's going to be a busy week on the recruiting trail for the Ohio State coaching staff as they try and make up time lost last week when they were preparing for the Big Ten championship game rather than...
View ArticleWednesday Skull Session
Wednesday's Skull Session will offer some commentary on things happening around the world of college sports. Ohio State's regular season is over, but regrettably without the Big Ten championship in...
View ArticleThe Lingering Sting
Two wins over Michigan, a miracle against Purdue, overtime at Wisconsin, Kenny Guiton’s record-setting days in September 2013 – all of it occurred during Ohio State’s 24-game win streak. Yet, losses...
View ArticleYoungstown Boys: Behind the Scenes
Part IBack in late 2011 I got a phone call from a guy saying he was a producer who wanted to make a film about Maurice Clarett.He gave me his vision and ideas for it but I did not appreciate his tone...
View ArticleFeeling the Heat
The defense was a problem. They were good against the run, but could not defend against any kind of functional passing attack. This Ohio State team gave up 253 points in 12 games, a new school record...
View ArticleThe $1,000,000 Presidential Power Parlay: Adieu
The 29th (and greatest) U.S. President, Warren Gamaliel Harding, was a renowned gambler, golfer and lover of life. As such, his sage wagering advice and stories of criminal bravado are brought here...
View ArticlePreview: Bryant at No. 3 Ohio State
Dyami Starks leads the Bryant Bulldogs.#3 Ohio State8-0, 0-0 Big TenRoster | ScheduleDecember 11, 20137:30 PM ET - BTN—— The SchottColumbus, OH Bryant6-4, 0-0 NECRoster | ScheduleBryant may be small in...
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